The "yellow vests" protest again in France

The "yellow vests" come back this Saturday to demonstrate in the streets of France where it will be the Thirteenth Saturday of the mobilization, nearly three months after the start of the demonstrations, after gathering 58,600 people in his country, according to the authorities.

From the first step of November 17 in which they participated 287,710 people, the movement has been transformed and is testing its divided resistance between those seeking a political form and the most radical, who address their criticism to President Emmanuel Macron.

This Saturday, demonstrations were organized in the main cities of the country, starting with Paris, where the "vests" gathered in the morning around the Arc de Triomphe.

The procession will cross the Champs-Élysées and pbad in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Assembly, the Senate, the employers' headquarters and will end in the afternoon in the Champs de Mars, in front of Eiffel Tower.

"You must not give up, you must win to have more social and fiscal justice in this country, "he told the news agency AFP Serge Mairesse, a retiree from Aubervilliers, near Paris, wore a banner demanding the reinstatement of the wealth tax, which French President Emmanuel Macron had considerably reduced.

"This movement expresses the authentic social anger in this country, people that no one is listeningsays the 63-year-old, who is attending his eleventh demonstration since the protests began in November.

In other cities such as Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Montpellier, Rouen or Caen, calls are launched throughout the day, some criticizing the law that the National Assembly approved this first time in first reading . control violent outbursts on the sidelines of the demonstrations.

In Montpellier, the group of "yellow vests" on Facebook has called a concentration to denounce the text, known as riot law, which they view as "Draconian"and they will meet wearing masks or scarves to cover their faces as a sign of protest.

Other groups have insisted on denounce the repression Two weeks ago, police, one of the most well-known faces of the movement, Jerome Rodrigues, had to be hospitalized after being shot in the hand by riot police.

Meanwhile, and while the most radical reject any form of political representationThe most moderate sectors are still looking for ways to organize in the face of the May European elections.

At least four groups claiming to be "yellow jackets" have expressed their intention to become a party.

Eric Drouet, the most visible face of radicals, is eager to disqualify them by saying that they do not represent the movement. "They have all the freedom to stand in their personal capacity, but not with the name of" yellow vest ", which is why we asked them to remove this denomination," said the 33-year-old truck driver.

For now, and according to the latest YouGov poll released this Thursday, two out of three French people continue to support the "yellow" and they think that mobilization, in favor of one improved purchasing power and reforms to build more representative institutions, is warranted.

The movement causes an important Diplomatic conflict between France and Italy, after Luigi Di Magio, leader of the Movement of 5 stars and number 2 of the Italian government, met on Tuesday Christophe Chalençon, one of the leaders of "yellow vests" put in power in France an exmilitar.